{"id":59734,"date":"2019-03-29T10:28:37","date_gmt":"2019-03-28T23:28:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mypoppet.com.au\/makes\/?p=59734"},"modified":"2019-03-29T10:32:44","modified_gmt":"2019-03-28T23:32:44","slug":"bernat-velvet-yarn-review-cardigan-crochet-pattern","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mypoppet.com.au\/makes\/bernat-velvet-yarn-review-cardigan-crochet-pattern\/","title":{"rendered":"My Love Hate relationship with Bernat Velvet Yarn – A review"},"content":{"rendered":"

Velvet yarn is the hot new yarn trend hitting needles and hooks as the cooler weather approaches. Its silky feel and luxurious sheen is quite attractive, and Velvet yarn looks great made up in both garment and home decor projects.<\/p>\n

Thanks to American Yarns<\/a>, who exclusively stock Bernat Velvet yarn<\/a> in Australia, I tried it out for myself and I have a few thoughts.<\/p>\n

Read on for my full Bernat Velvet yarn review as well as a free Girl’s Crochet Cardigan pattern.<\/p>\n

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This Bernat Velvet yarn review is brought to you by American Yarns<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n

As with all my yarn reviews<\/a> I like to make a project with the product I’m reviewing so I can give you my honest opinion about how the yarn performs, tips and tricks for getting the best results, and a project idea or pattern for you to try.<\/p>\n

Bernat Velvet Yarn First Impressions<\/h3>\n

A soon as I touched the ball of Bernat Velvet<\/a>, I knew I had to make a garment. The soft, silky texture felt lovely against my skin and I couldn’t help but squish the ball against my face. I was originally thinking of making a knitted tank top for myself but as soon as Emma saw the yarn she begged me to make her a cosy cardigan with it.<\/p>\n

The yarn has quite a ‘feminine’ look which isn’t totally my style, but I think it will appeal to many knitters and crocheters. That feminine style is also reflected in the colour palette which consists mainly of pastel and soft dusty hues. Again not my style, but I can see how many would like it.<\/p>\n

I picked ‘Shadow Purple’ which suited Emma’s fairer features much better than mine, so I was happy to make an addition to her winter wardrobe.<\/p>\n

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Bernat Velvet Sample Swatch<\/h3>\n

Because this style of yarn was so new to me, I thought a sample swatch would be a good idea to see if knitting or crochet suited Bernat Velvet the best.<\/p>\n

I’m glad I did because it saved me a lot of frustration down the track.<\/p>\n

Initially I thought this yarn would look good as a loose knit but boy was I wrong. <\/p>\n

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I quickly learned that ‘worming’ is a problem with velvet yarns.<\/p>\n

What is worming?<\/h2>\n

\"What<\/p>\n

Worming is when a loop of yarn pulls away from the knitted fabric and coils back on itself. It’s especially problematic with velvety and chenille style yarns and slippery\/silky yarns like Bernat Velvet are very prone to it.<\/p>\n

As the fibres in the knitted fabric move against each other, they create large holes and twisted loops.<\/p>\n

\"What<\/p>\n

It looks terrible and is very frustrating.<\/p>\n

To avoid worming with Bernat Velvet Yarn:<\/strong><\/p>\n